Magnus, Duke Of Holstein
Magnus of Holstein (5 September 1540 – 28 March 1583) was a Prince of Denmark and a member of the House of Oldenburg. As a vassal of Ivan IV of Russia, he was the titular King of Livonia from 1570 to 1578.
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